PRE-TUCSON FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end January 19th, 2017

Ends Thursday, January 19th, 2017
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

Starting off the New Year with a great mix of old classics, contemporary treats along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals and display specimens. You'll even find a few fossils, carving and gemstones mixed in every now and then. Of course we have plenty of pieces from the famous and historic Willard Wulff collection, along with dealers' inventories and other private collections that we're liquidating. Look here for the not so typical mineral specimens along with plenty of your favorites. We don't just offer the "standard 20 species", but an eclectic mix of specimens that appeal to everybody! Enjoy!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. Wire GOLD from Leadville, Colorado
2. Classic iridescent COVELLITE from Summitville, Colorado
3. Unusual new BLOOD VESSEL OPAL from San Luis Potosi, Mexico
4. Rare electric blue LINARITE with BROCHANTITE from Bingham, New Mexico
5. Beautiful golden BARITE specimen from the Meikle Mine in Nevada
6. Rarities include Potosiite, Nasonite, Serendibite, Agardite-(La), Zykaite and Boulangerite
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Liddicoatite Tourmaline (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Antsikoza pegmatite, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
1.7 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Calcite
Tieshan Fe-Cu deposit (Daye iron mine), Tieshan District, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
7.5 x 7.1 x 6.2 cm
Gold (wires)
Little Johnnie Mine (Ibex Mine), Leadville, Lake County, Colorado
0.9 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm
Golden Barite on Fluorite
Xiefang Mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China
11.5 x 6.6 x 2.2 cm
Goethite (great quality) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Dreamtime Mine, Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado
3.8 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm
Diopside with Epidote (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Tormiq, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
3.9 x 3.1 x 1.0 cm
Covellite
Reynolds Tunnel, Summitville District, Rio Grande County, Colorado
7.1 x 5.3 x 5.3 cm
Cuprite on Copper
Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
2.8 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm
Linarite (classic material)
Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico
7.5 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm
Calcite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
West Portal of the Copper Rivet Mine, several miles North of the Cashin mine, Mesa County, Colorado
7.2 x 4.5 x 2.6 cm
Pyrite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
San Manuel Mine, San Manuel District, Pinal County, Arizona
2.1 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm
Dioptase
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
6.3 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
Amethyst
Jackson Crossroads Amethyst Mine (JXR Amethyst Mine), Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia
2.6 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Wire Silver
Sarbaiskoe deposit, Rudny, Kostanay Province, Kazakhstan
1.7 x 0.7 x 0.2 cm
Smithsonite
Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico
7.3 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm
Bixbyite on Topaz
Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah
1.6 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
7.7 x 5.2 x 4.5 cm
Sphalerite (self-collected by Willard Wulff)
Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper County, Missouri
9.7 x 7.2 x 3.7 cm
Phosphophyllite (very rare)
Huayllani mine, Infiernillos mine, Huayllani, Machacamarca District, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.0 x 2.1 x .15 cm
Wulfenite
Mobile Mine, Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark County, Nevada
4.9 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Aragonite
La Pesquera, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
3.3 x 2.4 x 0.6 cm
Wavellite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
6.5 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Tremolite
Koh-I-Lai Deposit, Ishkashim District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
16.7 x 7.5 x 6.8 cm
Barite
Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko County, Nevada
12.4 x 8.6 x 7.9 cm
Obsidian ("Apache Tear")
Picketpost Mountain area, Superior, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona
4.1 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm
Malachite (ex Don Belsher Collection)
Bouse area, Bouse, Plomosa District, Plomosa Mts, La Paz County, Arizona
8.5 x 4.4 x 2.2 cm
Gypsum (var: "Selenite") (gem twins) with Halite
Las Salinas, Otume Village, Pisco, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru
5.6 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
Wardite
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
4.6 x 3.5 x 0.9 cm
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